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	Section 7: Paper money Previous Section | Main Menu | Next Section Coins can be awkward to carry, trade, store, and protect. Paper money evolved as a convenient substitute to further facilitate trade. Bearer receipts were an early form of paper money   The Chinese issued the world’s first paper money   America’s first paper money was redeemable in English shillings   This Swedish paper note replaced copper plate money